Life-saving device



Jan. 10, 1928. 1,655,969

J. MUSIAL LIFE SAVING DEVICE Filed MayG. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Attorney I Jan. 10, 1928.

1 655 96 J. MUSIAL 9 LIFE SAVING DEVICE Filed Ma.v6, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor B y Attorng' lll Fatented mtan. ltl,

JOHN MUSIAL, OF UNIONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

LIFE- HAVING DEVICE.

Application filed May 6, 1927.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in life preservers for use in the Water and aims to provide a highly novel, simple and inex 'ielisiv'clv constructed air ban. that may be used, singly or that may be readily attached to others to provide a light raft, which railt may be if desired, attached to a re l lifeboat, whereby in. the first in stance ilienilt; are lll'lltltitltl for supporting one or two persons in the Water, and in the second instance providing a large supporting rail, or in the third instance, a ineai'is preventing a lifeboat from turning over in rough Water is provided.

In the (llnWll'lgS wherein like references indicate like parts lli nn'e 'l. is a top plan view of a plurality oil. my life saving devices interconnected to provide a lite raft or a means for supporting a life boat.

Fin". 2 is a detail. lolltfllllltllllill section through one of the devices, taken eubetair tiallv on the line 2--2 oi l1 ig. l.

l? in. 3 is a detail. transverse section taken substantiallv on the line 5l-3 o't Fig. l.

Fin. 4: is an enlarged fragmentary section substantially on the line ll: of Fig. '1, for more clearly disclosing the means whereby a hand strap may be attached thereto and liig. ii is a tragn'ientary section through the ends oi a pair oi the devices, crpiipped to enable the same to be joined, there being discloaed in side elevation, at rn'eiterrcd manner f :interconnecting a pair of the devices.

liovv having particular retertnice to the drawings my novel device consists oil? a substanlially reclautrnlarly :mapcd air bag ti prc'lcrabl at rubber, arranged within a nonstrelchahlc but tlcxihle covering 6 preiierably oi? a pair of seetiona the edges oi. which are arranged laterally around the entire a ea oi re ban and intcrconnected b v rivr .r'trranged between the lateral edges ot the wintering: section is a strip of non stretchabloc material. it while arranged. longitudinallv over the top and bottom sides ol' the hag covering at the centers thereof are straps 9-Il also ol? nonelastie material, the ends thereof being attached to the rivets 7-7 interconnecting the edges of the covering section, 6--t3, and intermediate strip 8 Serial No. 189,245.

At the top of the device, and. at the center thereof arranged a threaded pin 10, the lower end of which equipped With a dial; ll. this pin extending through the upper covering section ti. the upper longitudinal strap 9, and a Washer it the dish .I l, beiin; arranged between a n'asher 132, and the air bag 5 as clearly indicated in. ill l fil f. l.

Threaded upon thiapin is a plate nut lit to prevent the same from becoming; loose with respect to the device. The upper end of the pin is li'orn'ied. with an opening il -l within which is loosely arranged a ring Ill) and to which is attached the inner end of a strap 16. This strap formed. With a lOllflltllfllllllly extei'idin r hand hold 1?, :l'for obviously 1)(311llltl.ll'l,1 one in the water to easily git-asp the devieta or in the event a plurality of the devices are interconnccted to enable those sitting or standing thereon to tightly hold on.

The flange provided around the entire area of the device by reason. of the oliitwardh extending edges ol the covering; sections 6, in provided at predetermined points with l]l(- tallic groinn'iets 18. nrranged Within ccrtain of these grommets are swivel rings of the character indir'zated in l? 5 and desiny nated. at 19, and with each oi? which is associated a conventional spring latch hoolt 20. These i-nrivellv attiu'hcd hooks are provided :tor the purpose ()fll permitting a number of the devices to be interconnected to n'ovide a ratt as in Fig. Ilr and also to permit the raft to be secured to a rope it. arranged around the grumvalc o]? a. lite boat ll. nee Fig. l.

it will thusbo seen that l have Pl'llVldPtl a highly novel. sinrg'ile and relatively in-- expensive life saving device whicl'i is Well adapted let all U'l: the purposea heretofore ie..,;1i1:ilt isr lr and even though l. have herein shown. and dcseril'ied the invention an consisting oi certain detail structural ehnnentiia it is nevertheless to he understood that some changer; may be made therein Without a lliec'ling the spirit and scope oi? the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, vrh a t 1 claim as new is:-

In a aving device oi the character described, an air bag a rectangular casing for the bag, consisting of a pair of sections, the edges of which are mounted laterally around the bag to provide a flange a rectangular reinforcing frame between the edges of the sections and connecting means between the edges and said reinforcing means, and means located at spaced points around said flanges to permit the interconnection of a pluinlit of the devices to provide a raft, said means consisting of gronn mots associated with the thing and swivel hool-is arrangml within the grommets.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JOHN MUS I). 

